Government

Town Officials To Draft ‘Code of Conduct’ for Public Parks

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Town officials say they’re drafting a Code of Conduct for New Canaan’s public parks. Members of the Parks & Recreation Commission are researching a Code of Conduct and plan to draft one for review and approval by the full appointed body and, later, the Board of Selectmen, according to Parks & Rec Chair George Benington. “I think that over the years there have been issues with loud music, alcohol and that kind of stuff, and language,” Benington said during the Commission’s Feb. 7 meeting, held at Lapham Community Center and via videoconference. “So I think to have something that particularly if [Assistant Parks Superintendent] Ryan [Restivo] or [Assistant Recreation Director] Zack [Philippas] are in the parks and they see something, they can say, ‘This is the Code of Conduct policy.’ If we’re in the park and we see something, we can do that as well.”

The comments came during Benington’s general update to the Commission.

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Multiple ID Theft, Burglary Charges for 40-Year-Old Man

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Police on Feb. 8 arrested a 40-year-old Clifton, N.J. man by warrant and charged him with four counts of conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary, four counts of conspiracy to commit fourth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny, second-degree identity theft, two counts of illegal use of a payment card and three counts of third-degree identity theft. The warrant stems from a larceny from a motor vehicle investigation reported to police in August 2023, officials say. The man turned himself into police at about 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 8.

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Michigan Road Antique Sells for $2,150,000

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The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office. For more information about each property from the assessor, click on the street address. To get the history of a New Canaan street name, click here. ***

Feb. 6

152 Michigan Road

$2,150,000
Estate of Ruth Swanberg to Theodore Nicholes

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New Canaan Library Closed Through Wednesday Due to Mechanical Problem, Flooding [UPDATED]

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Update 7 p.m. Sunday Feb. 18

New Canaan Library President and CEO Kim McNally issued the following statement:

“We are working with our building project team to identify the cause of the failure and hope to have more information this week. We had to turn the water off in order to address the issue. We will open our building when we can restore our water service and the building is safe for the public to enter.” Original Article

New Canaan Library is closed through Wednesday due to “an unforeseen mechanical issue,” according to a bulletin posted on the organization’s website.

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Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police are investigating a burglary reported at 5:44 p.m. on Feb. 8. A screen was cut and window forced open at an Old Kings Highway residence, and jewelry and cash was stolen, police said. ***

The New Canaan YMCA’s spring brochure is out. ***

Congratulations to New Canaan’s Lucas Niang of the Kansas City Chiefs on winning a second Super Bowl ring.